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'New Girl': Hannah Simone and Lamorne Morris talk Prince's guest spot, Winston's new job -- VIDEO

By Sandra Gonzalez on Jan 21, 2014 at 7:43PM

There’s a lot of fun on the horizon for the gang on New Girl, and EW has the scoop from stars Hannah Simone and Lamorne Morris.

In the video below, the duo teases an “awesome” guest spot from musical icon Prince, which will take place in the episode that airs after the Super Bowl, and talk about what’s coming up in the professional lives of their characters. As you’ll recall, Cece recently took up a job at Nick’s bar and if she’s half as good at that as Simone is at bouncing a balloon — which both actors did as part of EW’s Ultimate Balloon Challenge — she’s in good shape. (Spoiler Alert: Simone reveals Cece will likely continue to underwhelm at the bar.) Meanwhile, Morris teases a new career path for Winston that he detects we’re going to enjoy.

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Jesse L. Martin joins CW's 'The Flash'

By Samantha Highfill on Jan 21, 2014 at 6:39PM

Image Credit: Taylor Hill/FilmMagic

Barry Allen, it’s time to meet your daddy! (Sort of.)

EW has confirmed that Jesse L. Martin has been cast in The CW’s upcoming show The Flash. Martin has been cast as Detective West, “an honest, blue-collar cop who is a surrogate father to Barry Allen (played by Grant Gustin).”

For those fans who met Allen during his stint on Arrow, they know that Allen’s birth father is currently in jail for the murder of his mother, but it’s a crime that’s never made sense to Allen. His plan to prove his father’s innocence will continue when The Flash premieres.

'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' stars tease upcoming episodes (...while taking EW's Ultimate Balloon Challenge)

By Sandra Gonzalez on Jan 21, 2014 at 5:46PM

Any celebrity worth their salt can look into a camera and tease what’s coming up on their show.

But proving that Golden Globe was no fluke, Brooklyn Nine-Nine star Terry Crews showed extraordinary skill when EW put before him our Ultimate Balloon Challenge, which required him to give us juicy teases…while keeping a balloon in the air. (Hey, the Television Critics Association press tour was in full swing, and we had to break the monotony somehow!)

See how Crews did in the video below and get some juicy teases on the upcoming introduction of Capt. Holt’s husband. (Andre Braugher got away without having to do the challenge because our balloons were late. Lucky!) READ FULL STORY

'24: Live Another Day' nabs 'Hostages' star

By Lynette Rice on Jan 21, 2014 at 5:30PM

Image Credit: Allen Berezovsky/WireImage

One star of CBS’ low-rated Hostages has already scored a gig: Tate Donovan will join Fox’s 24: Live Another Day.

Donovan, who also starred in Damages, will play White House Chief of Staff Mark Boudreau. He joins the previously announced Benjamin Bratt, William Devane, Kim Raver, Judy Davis, and of course, Kiefer Sutherland and Mary Lynn Rajskub.

24: Live Another Day will debut with a special two-hour premiere on May 5 before making its time period premiere on May 12.

Hostages, meanwhile, already completed its 15-episode run.

'Flowers in the Attic' ratings bloom for Lifetime

By Lynette Rice on Jan 21, 2014 at 3:22PM

Bad Grandma, good ratings!

The Lifetime movie Flowers in the Attic – which is based on V.C. Andrews’ controversial book about child abuse and incest — averaged an impressive 6.1 million, making it the most-watched original movie since November 2012, according to Nielsen.

It was also cable one’s No. 1 original movie performance since the July premiere of Disney Channel’s Teen Beach Movie. It averaged 2.4 million among adults 18-49 and 1.9 million women 18-49.

Flowers was even big on Twitter, as it was the second-most talked about topic in social media next to the Screen Actors Guild Awards, claims SocialGuide.

Lifetime will repeat the movie this Saturday night at 10, immediately following the premiere of Lizzie Borden Took An Ax.

In the meantime, the network already announced that its developing Andrew’s second novel in the series, Petals on the Wind. Screenwriter Kayla Alpert told reporters at the Television Critics Tour that it takes place 10 years after the first film, “and I’ll just say its a very juicy and compelling revenge drama.”

'Nashville' sneak peek: Scarlett hits the stage with Zac Brown Band -- EXCLUSIVE VIDEO

By Sandra Gonzalez on Jan 21, 2014 at 3:00PM

Scarlett’s career is red hot, but will the pressures of fame prove to be too much for her to handle? That’s the question posed in Wednesday’s new episode of Nashville, which will find the up-and-comer (played by Clare Bowen) hitting the stage with the Zac Brown Band.

And it’s worth noting that Brown is not the only big star set to appear in Wednesday’s episode: Jay DeMarcus of Rascal Flatts will also guest-star as himself, and the storyline will find him approaching Gunnar (Sam Palladio) to co-write a song.

Can’t wait? EW has an exclusive clip from Scarlett’s performance with Zac Brown below:
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'Klondike' gives Discovery best-ever Monday

By Lynette Rice on Jan 21, 2014 at 2:59PM

Discovery’s first-ever miniseries Klondike that stars Games of Thrones’ Richard Madden turned into a gold mine for the cabler. The event program that focuses on the last great Gold Rush averaged 3.4 million viewers on Monday — giving Discovery its most watched Monday in prime time ever, according to Nielsen.

Klondike also broke records among men over 18 (2.23 million), and achieved its highest rated Monday in over a decade among persons 25-54 (1.80 million).

The miniseries also stars Abbie Cornish (RoboCop), Tim Roth (Pulp Fiction) and Sam Shepard (August: Osage County). Part one will repeat tonight at 7 followed by the premiere of part two at 9.

The third and final installment of the mini-series will air Jan. 22.

'Vikings' first look: A History Channel love triangle! -- PHOTO

By Lynette Rice on Jan 21, 2014 at 12:35PM

Image Credit: History

In anticipation of the second season debut of Vikings on Feb. 27, History released some photos that tease the love triangle between Ragnar, Lagertha and Aslaug. (Now there are some monikers you’ll never see on a list of the most popular baby names, eh?)

History offers this tease: “Will Ragnar’s indiscretions with Lagertha threaten his marriage? Will Lagertha stay by her husbands’ side or leave him? In the premiere episode, Aslaug makes her way to Kattegat and brings with her a surprise that leaves Ragnar in a difficult predicament. Who will he choose?”

Take a gander…
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'Sleepy Hollow' gives wake-up call to 'Blacklist'

By Lynette Rice on Jan 21, 2014 at 12:22PM

The two-hour season finale of Sleepy Hollow on Fox did a number on NBC’s The Blacklist Tuesday. For the first time, the Fox drama squeaked by the James Spader series in adults 18-49 (2.4 versus 2.3) and finished the night at No. 1, according to Nielsen results.

The Fox drama also boasted some nice little gains from the week before, like jumping up 5% in 18-49 and 6% in total viewers (6.9 million versus 6.5 million).

In its defense, Blacklist had some particularly weak lead-ins. NBC tried to showcase its (fun!) Jane Lynch-hosted game show Hollywood Game Night and 8 and 9 but the results were disappointing: 1.3/4 and 1.5/4, respectively. Those were better numbers than some previous telecasts but it did no favors to Blacklist, which was down 8% to a series low. NBC, as a result, came in fourth for the night in the important demo (1.7/4).

ABC was a close second to Fox with a 2.2/6. An original of The Bachelor — the first one to air since Juan Pablo Galavais’ anti-gay comments made headlines — averaged a 2.3/6 (even with last week). Castle posted a 2.0/6, which was up 5% from last week.

CBS came in third for the night with How I Met Your Mother earning a lovely 3.0/8, followed by 2 Broke Girls (2.7/7) Mike & Molly (2.1/5) and Mom (1.9/5). And damn, look at this number for Intelligence — a 1.1/3, down 8% from last week. (It averaged 5.5 million viewers). So much for that stellar debut.

'Days of Our Lives' scoop: Alison Sweeney to depart

By Lynette Rice on Jan 21, 2014 at 10:52AM

Image Credit: Mitchell Haaseth/NBC

Alison Sweeney — who has spent 21 years in NBC daytime playing the popular character Sami Brady — will leave Days of Our Lives.

Sweeney announced her decision on The Ellen DeGeneres Show that will air today. ”I’m celebrating my 21st year … and I decided that it’s going to be my last year with the show,” she says. “I have worked so much, and my daughter just turned 5 and my son is 9, and I just want to be with them.”

The actress is expected to leave the sudser at the end of the season.

Sweeney first joined the soap in 1993 and went on to win a special fan award from the Daytime Emmys in 2002. She also moonlights as host on The Biggest Loser and has authored books like All the Days of My Life (So Far) and The Star Attraction.

Watch her interview with Ellen below.

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Spielberg/Halle Berry series 'Extant' gets mysterious trailer -- VIDEO

By Hillary Busis on Jan 21, 2014 at 10:18AM

What, exactly, is Extant? According to the dictionary, it’s an adjective meaning “still in existence” or “the opposite of extinct.” According to CBS, it’s a method by which Oscar winners are lured to network television. And according to the following 25-second teaser, it’s a mysterious upcoming drama about mitosis, flowers, creepy children’s laughter, and the entirety of the human condition… or something.

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'Those Who Kill': Watch the trailer for A&E;'s scary new serial killer thriller -- EXCLUSIVE VIDEO

By Tim Stack on Jan 21, 2014 at 10:00AM

Image Credit: A&E

A&E already has one of the most twisted mother/son relationship dramas in their Psycho reboot Bates Motel. Now, the network is about to debut their most disturbing and scariest series to date, the serial killer thriller Those Who Kill, starring Chloe Sevigny (American Horror Story: Asylum) and James D’Arcy (Cloud Atlas). The show, which premieres on March 3 at 10pm and is executive produced by The X-Files’ Glen Morgan, follows detective Catherine Jensen (Sevigny) and forensic psychologist Thomas Schaeffer (D’Arcy) hunting murderers in Pittsburgh. EW has the exclusive new trailer. Don’t watch alone.